GRE Word List
CONSANGUINITY
the quality or state of being consanguineous
The meaning of the word consanguinity is the quality or state of being consanguineous.
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| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of |
| consonant | being in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord |
| voluminous | having or marked by great volume or bulk : large |
| symbiosis | the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| covenant | a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact |